观察球孢白僵菌侵染烟粉虱若虫过程的新方法——荧光显微法

【目的】介绍一种观察白僵菌Beauveria bassiana侵染烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)若虫的荧光显微方法。【方法】将被白僵菌侵染的烟粉虱若虫用荧光素二乙酸酯(FDA)染色,并于波长为450~490 nm的蓝光下显微观察。【结果】在接种白僵菌12 h和24 h的烟粉虱若虫上分别观察到昆虫表皮上分生孢子的萌发和芽管穿透表皮。结合裸眼和荧光显微观察结果证实了被真菌侵染的烟粉虱若虫体色变红和菌体在虫体内增殖是同时发生的。【结论】应用荧光显微方法能观察到白僵菌在烟粉虱若虫体表和体内的侵染。     

感染球孢白僵菌的烟粉虱若虫免疫应答转录组分析

【目的】筛选烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)若虫应对白僵菌Beauveria bassiana侵染的应答基因,以进一步研究烟粉虱免疫反应的分子机制。【方法】采用新一代高通量测序技术对感染和非感染白僵菌的烟粉虱4龄若虫进行了测序分析,并筛选了差异表达基因;利用生物信息学工具对转录组测序得到的基因进行了功能注释、分类以及参与的信号通路展示。【结果】组装得到非冗余Unigene 232 554个,其N50和N90分别为1 153 bp和260 bp,平均长度为67 424 bp。对所有的基因进行差异表达分析发现:以P<0.05为标准筛选得到了1 166个差异表达基因,其中上调表达基因有474个,下调表达基因有692个,其中,与免疫相关的基因有405个;GO富集分析发现:有416个GO term有富集现象,包括156个生物学过程(66 402个Unigenes),89个细胞组分(27 645个Unigenes)和154个分子功能(73 417个Unigenes);KEGG代谢通路分析将烟粉虱转录组1 145个DEG匹配到309个通路上,其中76个通路得到了富集。【结论】对405个可能参与到烟粉虱若虫对白僵菌侵染的免疫识别和防御的基因进行了测序。研究结果为从分子水平上开展应用虫生真菌防治烟粉虱的研究奠定信息学基础。     

三株球孢白僵菌侵染烟粉虱的比较生长动力学及其毒力

同一种虫生真菌的不同菌株对于特定昆虫宿主的毒力可存在显著差异,真菌在昆虫体内的生长能力不同可能是引起这种差异的原因之一。为了探讨真菌在宿主体内的生长动力学与其毒力的关系,本研究用生测法测定了3株球孢白僵菌（GZGY-1-3、SCWJ-2、WLMQ-20）在高剂量（1×108孢子/mL）和低剂量（1×106孢子/mL）下对烟粉虱4龄若虫的毒力,用实时荧光定量PCR技术对真菌在宿主体内的拷贝数进行了定量,用荧光显微方法观察了白僵菌侵染烟粉虱的过程。生物测定实验结果显示：不论在高剂量还是低剂量下,菌株GZGY-1-3杀死烟粉虱所需的时间最短（在高剂量和低剂量下LT50分别为2.29d和6.10d）,其次是菌株SCWJ-2（LT50分别为3.03d和7.38d）,菌株WLMQ-20所需时间最长（LT50分别为4.13d和9.39d）。对于同一菌株,其高剂量下的毒力显著高于低剂量下的毒力。实时荧光定量PCR实验显示,接触高剂量孢子后烟粉虱获得的孢子数远远高于接触低剂量时的孢子数。接种后,每一菌株和每一剂量下的真菌生长都表现出一个相似的模式。在接种24h后,真菌细胞数量显著下降,在接种后24–48h之间是一个简短的恢复阶段,接种48–72h后是真菌的细胞数略有净增长的稳定时期,在宿主死亡前后的阶段,真菌数量急剧增加,与接种后最初24h相比高了近1 000倍。然而,尽管它们的生长模式相似,但是却存在着量上的差异,由致病性强、剂量高的菌株侵染的昆虫体内的最终真菌菌体数高。荧光显微技术观察到的白僵菌对烟粉虱的侵染过程证实了定量PCR的结果。这些结果说明菌株间毒力的差异在一定程度上是由真菌生长动力学的量化差异所决定的。     

一种标定烟粉虱若虫位置及判断若虫发育阶段的方法

根据烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)1龄后期若虫固定取食后不再移动的现象,采用数码相机拍照,然后打印输出到A4纸上的方法,使得对烟粉虱若虫位置的标定简单易行。利用该方法,观察烟粉虱发育过程中若虫的形态变化,分析烟粉虱若虫龄期和身体尺寸的关系,结果表明,可以根据若虫大小,结合形态特征识别烟粉虱若虫的龄期。     

球孢白僵菌HFW-05对烟粉虱的致病力及组织病理影响

环境温湿度是影响白僵菌菌株致病力的关键因素,本文测定了不同温、湿度下白僵菌Beauveria bassiana HFW-05对烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci若虫及卵的致病力,同时观察了烟粉虱感病若虫的组织病理变化。结果表明,各浓度下烟粉虱若虫的校正死亡率随时间变化曲线基本一致,接种3-4 d时出现死亡高峰,白僵菌HFW-05对烟粉虱1龄、2龄、3龄若虫的LC_(50)分别为5.94×10~4、1.06×10~5、5.08×10~5孢子/mL,LT50分别为2.54 d、2.68 d、3.18 d;白僵菌HFW-05对卵的致病力很低,1×108孢子/mL接种浓度下,卵的6 d感染率仅为24.9%。在25℃、30℃下,HFW-05对烟粉虱若虫表现出最强的致病力,高于或低于此温度时,烟粉虱若虫死亡速度减慢,死亡率降低。相对湿度发生变化时,烟粉虱若虫死亡速度和死亡率明显不同,相对湿度高于90%时,烟粉虱若虫死亡速度最快,死亡率最高,相对湿度介于70%-90%时,白僵菌HFW-05对烟粉虱若虫的致病力无明显差异,但校正死亡率显著低于环境湿度大于90%的处理,相对湿度低于70%时,烟粉虱死亡率也达到60%左右。组织病理学观察显示尾部舌状突是HFW-05侵染烟粉虱若虫的关键部位。研究结果表明白僵菌HFW-05在烟粉虱的生物防治中有较大的潜力。     

估计粉虱若虫存活数量的新方法——氧化镁薄板法

介绍一种估计粉虱若虫存活数的简易方法。粉虱若虫分泌的蜜露滴落在氧化镁薄板上后形成清晰的圆坑,在体视显微镜下易于观察和计数,在确定粉虱若虫数量(Nd)和平均蜜露数(Nn)存在线性相关后,相应得出若虫数量评估因子(NEF)=Nn/Nd,提出通过蜜露数和若虫数量评估因子估算若虫数量的方法。在蕃茄叶片上,烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)1~2龄若虫、3~4龄若虫和温室白粉虱Trialeurodes vaporariorum(Westwood)1~2龄若虫、3~4龄若虫的数量评估因子NEF分别为7·73,5·69,5·18和5·03。应用该方法检测吡虫啉对粉虱的毒力,并与传统方法进行比较,两者没有显著差异,而且该方法更简便准确。     

显微注射构建烟粉虱的RNAi技术体系

RNAi已经成为揭示基因功能的一个常用的有力工具。在昆虫RNAi技术体系中,通过显微注射方法向昆虫体内注入dsRNA,实现系统性干扰,是最为广泛采用的方法。但对于体型较小的昆虫,注射法操作存在较大的难度,特别是非常微小的昆虫烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci。为了进行烟粉虱大规模基因功能验证,需要开发一套成熟的RNAi技术体系。本研究以烟粉虱的CYP6CM1基因为目标基因,通过显微注射法注射不同浓度的dsRNA到烟粉虱4龄若虫,荧光定量PCR检测其沉默效果。结果表明:在对单头烟粉虱注射50 n L时,注射不同浓度的dsRNA,对CYP6CM1基因的沉默效果不同,最大沉默效率可达到80%以上。因此,本实验成功构建了烟粉虱的RNAi技术体系,也可用于其它粉虱类害虫的RNAi技术。     

球孢白僵菌侵染普通齿蛉幼虫的显微观察和感病症状

利用扫描电镜和超清显微系统观察了球孢白僵菌Beauveria bassiana分生孢子对普通齿蛉Neoneuromus ignobilis幼虫体表和伤口的侵染过程以及伤口恢复过程。结果表明,当普通齿蛉幼虫体表被球孢白僵菌侵染后,孢子多散布于节间膜、背部褶皱、体表管状凸起和体表凹陷处及其刚毛窝附近,并在节间膜和背部褶皱、刚毛窝及体表管状凸起部位入侵。分生孢子可能直接经由芽管进入表皮,也可能形成附着胞后再入侵。正常试虫接菌后48 h反应迟钝,72～120 h后开始死亡,96～120 h后死亡率达到83.33%;带有伤口的试虫接菌后症状与正常试虫基本相同,但死亡数量的高峰提前约12 h。研究结果对降低普通齿蛉人工养殖过程中因球孢白僵菌侵染而造成的死亡提供了理论依据。     

球孢白僵菌对温室蚜虫的侵染生物学

研究了球孢白僵菌在不同浓度、施菌方式、温度和相对湿度下对温室蚜虫的侵染力以及接种后对蚜虫的侵染速率。结果表明,高(109个孢子.mL-1)、中(108个孢子.mL-1)、低(107个孢子.mL-1)3个浓度剂量对蚜虫都有较强的致病力,且浓度越大,蚜虫的死亡率越高,死亡时间越提前。用浸渍法和孢子浴法接种蚜虫,6 d的累积死亡率分别为100%和31.1%。在测试的3个温度(22、26、30℃)中,26℃时蚜虫侵染力最强,第3天出现死亡高峰,第5天时累积死亡率就达到100%,明显高于22、30℃的处理。相对湿度越大,球孢白僵菌的致病力越强,蚜虫死亡速度越快。在温湿度组合中相对湿度为95%时,温度对白僵菌的侵染力几乎无影响,但影响发病速度,相对湿度低于95%时,26℃的侵染力始终高于22和30℃时的侵染力。通过接种后不同时间段用0.2%百菌清处理蚜虫测定该菌株的侵染速率,结果表明接种后24 h是该球孢白僵菌有效侵染蚜虫的关键时期。     

球孢白僵菌在红火蚁体表侵染的扫描电镜观察

利用扫描电镜观察了球孢白僵菌Beauveria bassiana Bb04菌株分生孢子对红火蚁Beauveria bassiana 工蚁体壁的侵染过程。结果表明: 分生孢子多分布在红火蚁工蚁节间膜、胸部的褶皱、气门、体壁的凹陷部位、刚毛窝附近, 以及着生较密刚毛的足上。萌发的分生孢子在节间膜以及体表缝隙、刚毛窝及刚毛稀少的凹陷部位、胸部褶皱和足胫节处入侵。分生孢子在附着12 h后开始萌发, 接种后18 h附着在节间膜处的孢子首先侵入成功, 接种后24 h刚毛窝附近孢子萌发入侵, 接种后60 h胸、腹和足等部位的孢子均成功穿透侵入表皮。分生孢子可以直接以芽管侵入表皮, 也可以产生附着胞再侵入。     

Laboratory and greenhouse evaluation of a new entomopathogenic strain of Beauveria bassiana for control of the onion thrips Thrips tabaci

Abstract

The onion thrips Thrips tabaci is one of the most important pests of greenhouse and open-field broccoli, onion and other crops. However, the current strategy of using synthetic pesticides for its control is inadequate and unsustainable, leading to a growing interest in novel and effective biological control alternatives such as entomopathogenic fungi. Among 20 isolates of Beauveria bassiana tested for virulence against T. tabaci in laboratory bioassays, we found strain SZ-26 as the most potent, causing 83–100% mortality in adults at 1×10⁷ mL^?1conidia after 4–7 days. Further experiments in greenhouses showed the strain SZ-26 significantly lowered the numbers of adult and larval stages.     

Reaction of some tomato cultivars to tomato leaf curl virus and evaluation of the endophytic colonisation with Beauveria bassiana on the disease incidence and its vector,Bemisia tabaci

Tomato line LA1478 and Pusa Ruby were resistant to tomato leaf curl virus (TLCV) disease. They registered higher plant height, number of branches, total phenol content and yield per plant than the other cultivars. Variety Peto 86 was tolerant to the disease while the other popular tomato cultivars, i.e. Ace, Early Pack, Money Maker, Prichard and Strain B were highly susceptible to the disease. Plant height and number of branches per plant revealed significantly positive association with fruit yield per plant. The disease index of TLCV exhibited significant negative correlations with plant height, total phenol content and fruit yield per plant – 0–4 and 5–25 adult whiteflies were observed on resistant susceptible cultivars. In the case of epiphytically colonisation by Beauveria bassiana conidia, not all developing hyphae on the leaf surface penetrated the whitefly cuticle. Many of the germ tubes elongated to a short distance before terminating its growth. On the other hand, the rapid staining of tomato tissues injected with B. bassiana conidial suspension indicates that the entomopathogenic fungus was established inside tomato tissues until the end time of the trial. The direct injection with the spore suspension yielded high post-colonisation, where the fungus was recovered from sites distant from the point of inoculation. This indicates that the fungus has the potential to move throughout the plant tissues. Laboratory bioassay of tomato whitefly feeding on tomato tissues containing B. bassiana conidial spores indicates that plant endophytic colonisation with entomopathogenic fungi may reduce insect survival on these plants. LT₅₀ values of the test diet were between three and four days. The mortality of Bemisia tabaci was high in the case of endophytically colonisation compared to epiphytically one (90.0% compared to 10.0% during three days) for whiteflies fed tomato tissues containing 1.5 × 10⁷ B. bassiana spores/ml. Application of B. bassiana as an artificial endophyte inside tomato plants can be an important component in the integrated control of tomato whiteflies. The endophytic colonising can achieve biocontrol effect based on induced disease resistance in plant tissues. According the available references, this is the first report on B. tabaci controlling by plant endophytic treatment.     

一种含特异性侵染内共生菌Rickettisa massilia的烟粉虱种群建立方法

【目的】烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadaius)广泛分布于全球除南极洲外各大洲的90多个国家和地区,其寄主范围广,危害严重,属于农业上的重要害虫。烟粉虱体内的内共生菌有助于其扩散传播,提高其寄主适合度,但其体内的内共生菌大都为次生内共生菌,很难进行体外培养,因此,加大了其内共生菌研究的难度。【方法】采集我国部分地区的烟粉虱种群,然后利用基于mt DNA COⅠ基因的种特异性引物进行种群生物型鉴定,再用内共生菌的特异性引物来鉴定含有特异性侵染内共生菌种群,确定个体含内生菌类型后,采取继代饲养方法建立种群。【结果】经鉴定烟粉虱的生物型为Q型(MED隐种),经过5代种群筛选后,可以建立稳定遗传的含特异性侵染内共生菌Rickettisa massilia菌的烟粉虱种群。【结论】通过本方法可以获得稳定的含有特异性侵染内共生菌Rickettisa massilia菌的烟粉虱种群。该方法对研究烟粉虱与体内内共生菌、植物三者之间以及烟粉虱体内某几种内共生菌之间的互作有重要意义,同时也为明确烟粉虱体内Rickettisa菌的作用研究打下基础。     

Effect of host plant on susceptibility of whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) to the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales)

We determined host plant effect on susceptibility of whitefly Bemisia tabaci to the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana under controlled conditions. Insects were reared on cucumber, eggplant, tomato or cabbage. Fungal suspensions of 1×10⁴, 10⁵, 10⁶, 10⁷ and 10⁸ conidia/mL were applied on second-instar nymphs. Nymphal survival significantly differed among different host plant species on which the nymphs were reared. Ten days after inoculation with 1×10⁸ conidia/mL, percent survival was 4.2±0.7, 9.6±0.4, 13.4±0.8, and 24.3±0.9% on cucumber, eggplant, tomato and cabbage, respectively. Average survival times of nymphs were also significantly influenced by host plant species. After inoculation with 1×10⁸ conidia/mL, survival times were 4.8±0.15, 6.0±0.11, 5.7±0.13, and 6.2±0.08 days for nymphs reared on cucumber, eggplant, tomato, and cabbage, respectively. Virulence also differed depending on host plant species; 10 days after inoculation, LC₅₀ values were 4.6×10⁴, 1.6×10⁵, 4.2×10⁵ and 2.1×10⁶ conidia/mL on cucumber, eggplant, tomato and cabbage, respectively. Nymphs on cucumber showed highest susceptibility.     

球孢白僵菌对四种十字花科蔬菜害虫的兼控潜力评价

研究了分离自小猿叶甲的一株球孢白僵菌(Beauveria bassiana(SCAU-BB01D))对十字花科蔬菜4种非目标害虫烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci、小菜蛾Plutella xylostella、黄曲条跳甲Phyllotreta striolata和菜缢管蚜Lipaphis erysimi的致病能力。结果表明,在实验室条件下,该菌株对以上4种害虫均有不同程度的侵染力。1×108孢子/mL的白僵菌悬浮液对1,2,3,4龄烟粉虱若虫的侵染率分别为84.88,86.81,55.94和38.78%;对小菜蛾2,3和4龄幼虫的侵染率为67,59和44%;对黄曲条跳甲幼虫和成虫分别为63%和60%;对菜缢管蚜成蚜和若蚜的侵染率分别为44%和35%。通过机率值分析,得出该菌株对烟粉虱1~4龄若虫的LT50分别为4.14,3.78,6.24和7.59 d;对小菜蛾2~4龄幼虫的LT50分别为7.29,8.16和9.82d;对黄曲条跳甲成虫和幼虫的LT50分别为11.22和8.11 d;对菜缢管蚜成蚜和若蚜的LT50分别为11.01和12.15 d。说明该球孢白僵菌菌株对烟粉虱、小菜蛾和黄曲条跳甲3种非目标害虫具有一定的兼控作用,在蔬菜害虫的生物防治中具一定的应用潜力。     

油松毛虫受球孢白僵菌感染的组织病理学变化

为了研究昆虫病原真菌对松毛虫的致病机理, 提供北方地区松毛虫生物防治的科学依据, 本研究采用球孢白僵菌Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuillemin 菌株1573感染油松毛虫Dendrolimus tabulaeformis Tsai et Liu, 通过扫描电镜和石蜡切片光学显微镜观察技术, 研究了菌株的感染过程和虫体的组织病理学变化。结果表明, 该病原真菌通过穿透表皮入侵油松毛虫, 染菌后24 h, 观察到分生孢子附着于头部的颅顶, 单眼、触角和口器的基部, 在胸、腹部附着于毛簇、毛瘤、棘状突和节间褶。染菌后36 h, 孢子萌发长出菌丝, 在入侵部位, 菌丝的端部特化成附着胞和侵入钉。染菌后48 h, 菌丝依靠机械力和胞外酶的作用穿透表皮, 虫体表皮出现了裂痕和黑化。染菌后72 h, 菌丝已进入体腔, 感染血淋巴、脂肪体、肌肉、消化道、丝腺和神经组织, 并利用血液和内部组织器官作为营养大量繁殖, 此时, 虫体发涨, 表皮变暗。染菌后96 h, 菌丝占据了松毛虫的血腔, 内部的组织结构被完全瓦解, 松毛虫死亡。最后, 菌丝冲破体壁, 在尸体表面长出新的分生孢子。这些结果说明, 球孢白僵菌B. bassiana菌株1573是一种油松毛虫的高致病性菌株, 可以引起虫体的一系列组织病理变化而致其死亡。     

Host plant influences pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana to Bemisia tabaci and its sporulation on cadavers

Laboratory bioassays were conducted to determine host plant effect on pathogenicity of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuill. (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) to the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). Fourth instar B. tabaci reared on cucumber, tomato, melon, green pepper, potato, eggplant, marrow, cabbage, bean or cotton, were treated with 1 × 10⁷ conidia/ml B. bassiana EABb 93/14-Tp isolate. Mortality caused by B. bassiana significantly increased with time and it was significantly affected by the host plant on which the nymphs were reared. Mean mortality of nymphs 8 days after inoculation ranged between 52.3±7.3 for nymphs reared on cotton and 91.8±5.8 for nymphs reared on cucumber. Average survival times of nymphs treated with the fungal suspensions were also significantly influenced by the host plant, with a mean of 4.7±0.1 days for nymphs reared on cucumber, 6.6±0.2 days for cotton and 6.9±0.1 days for green pepper. The production of newly formed conidia was also affected by host plant and varied from 111000±8600 conidia/cadaver for nymphs reared on cotton to 597000±28000 conidia/cadaver for those reared on melon.